Best quick paneer paratha
How to make paneer paratha
Paratha are everyone's favorite. And they especially for all the foodies and cooking enthusiast.
Paneer paratha is yummy, heathy and versatile. And the best thing, it is extremely easy to make at home. Paneer paratha is one the post popular and preferred morning breakfast food item. Even goes well with a cup of tea as a evening snacks when we feel little hungry. If you are looking for a paneer paratha recipe which is healthy and easy to make, you have come to the right place. Here I bring you a step by step guide on how to make paneer paratha with photos and video.
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What is paneer Paratha?
Paneer paratha is a stuffed flatbread with spiced paneer fillings inside a whole wheat flour dough. They are either cooked on a tawa (pan) or in a tandoor. Paneer known as indian cottage cheese is mixed with different spices and herbs and then stuffed inside a dough ball. While cooking on tawa paneer paratha are greased with ghee or butter till become crisp golden.
Before we jump into the recipe, let us look at how healthy and nutritious paneer paratha is. Paneer paratha has many health benefits. It is made of whole wheat flour and stuffed with paneer. Whole wheat flour is excellent for diabetics. They will not shoot up your blood sugar levels as they are low GI foods. Paneer contains high quality protein and calcium which aids in weight loss. It also contains Omega 3 fatty acids that promotes heart health.
Without any further delay, let us drive into the paneer paratha recipe.
Paneer paratha ingredients
Flour : Whole wheat flour (atta)
Paneer : Take fresh and soft paneer. Homemade paneer are excellent for this recipe.
Spices : Easily available spices like garam masala powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder.
Herbs : Fresh cilantro leaves and green chili
Ghee/butter : Good quality of ghee or butter to brush the parathas.
,Other ingredients : Salt, chat masala and cooking oil.
Variations
Paneer paratha can be made in many different variations. You can stuffed different types of vegetables with paneer to make different types of paratha. Like
- Aloo paneer paratha : add some grated or mashed boil potatoes with paneer fillings to make aloo paneer paratha.
- Paneer onion paratha : add some chopped onions in the fillings to make it.
- Cheese paneer paratha : add some grated cheese with the paneer fillings.
- Cilantro paneer paratha : add fresh chopped coriander leaves in the fillings.
Aloo paneer paratha or cheese paneer paratha are very easy to make while you are making paneer paratha. You need to finely grate aloo or cheese first then mix with paneer fillings. Then take a small portion of the fillings and stuff inside a dough ball and roll. Roast on a pan till crisp golden on both sides. You can apply ghee or butter while roasting them.
Serving suggestions
This versatile paneer paratha can be served with many dishes. Some of the popular side dish for paneer paratha are
- Yoghurt (curd) is the most preferred choice to serve with it.
- Mixed pickles or chilly pickles
- Green chutney and tomato ketchup
- Chole or chana masala also work fine as a side dish with paneer paratha.
Tips to make perfect paneer paratha
- Use fine quality paneer. It is good to use malai paneer or homemade paneer for the best taste.
- Make sure there is no big chunks of paneer in the fillings. It is better to grate the paneer than to crumble.
- To make the paneer paratha more crisp, cook the fillings in a pan with some ghee till all the moisture of paneer evaporated. Cool down completely and then stuff into the dough balls.
Steps to make paneer paratha
Dough making
First we need to make a dough using the wheat flour. Dough should be like a roti or chapati type dough in texture. The dough should not be a hard one nor a loose one.
First we need to make a dough using the wheat flour. Dough should be like a roti or chapati type dough in texture. The dough should not be a hard one nor a loose one.
In a mixing bowl take the wheat flour and mix with salt . Add water little by little and start to knead the dough . When finished kneading the dough, keep aside to set.
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Apply cooking oil on the dough and knead further . This will help to make the dough non sticky. Cover and leave for 5 - 6 minutes to set.
Making fillings
Take a mixing bowl and grate the paneer using a grater. It is better to grate the paneer than to crumble it. Otherwise there may have some small big chunks of paneer in the mixture, which may break the paratha while rolling.
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Now add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala, chopped green chili, chat masala, salt and Cilantro leafs and mix well. Divided the paneer mixture into equal size small balls.
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Stuffing the fillings
Similarly take the dough mixture and divide into equal size balls. Now apply little oil on both of your hands and flatten the dough ball and place the paneer mixture ball at it centre.
Gather the edges of the dough and pinch to centre and sealed properly. It would become like a round shaped stuffed dough ball.
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Gather the edges of the dough and pinch to centre and sealed properly. It would become like a round shaped stuffed dough ball.
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Rolling
Dust it with flour and roll using a roller pin . Roll it according to your required size.
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Cooking
In mean time heat a non stick pan or tawa in medium flame heat fire. When become hot enough place the rolled paratha dough on it.
13. Roast the paratha on both side till light golden in colour.
Now brush pure ghee on both side of the paratha and further cook for 1 more minute.
Remove the paratha in a serving plate. And repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing mixture to make more paneer paratha.
If you love paneer paratha then I am sure you would love the recipe of aloo paratha as well.......
Aloo paratha recipe
13. Roast the paratha on both side till light golden in colour.
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Now brush pure ghee on both side of the paratha and further cook for 1 more minute.
Remove the paratha in a serving plate. And repeat with the remaining dough and stuffing mixture to make more paneer paratha.
If you love paneer paratha then I am sure you would love the recipe of aloo paratha as well.......
Aloo paratha recipe
Punjabi paneer paratha
It can be made in different style of preparation like dhaba style paneer paratha , Punjabi paneer paratha and restaurant style paneer paratha.
In Panjabi paneer paratha amchur powder, ginger is used and is little more spicy compare to a regular paratha. Punjabi paneer paratha is roasted using more ghee and served with makkhan ( white butter) on top of it. The paratha are thick in size as well.
Dhaba style paneer paratha are made by using chopped onions and chopped ginger garlic in the fillings of the paneer paratha. Rest of the ingredients remain. Dhaba style paneer paratha are little bit spicy and loaded with ghee or makhan.
Paneer paratha recipe for kids and babies
Paneer has many health benefits which are very essential for kids growth.Paneer is a rich source of protein. 100 g of paneer contains 11 g of protein. It is one of best source of calcium which strengthen the bones and teeth
It is a good source of magnesium and potassium. Which play an important part In good heart health.
Paneer is also a rich source of folate which is crucial in red blood cells production.
So paneer paratha is a good heathy diet for kids and babies.
We need to take extra care while making something for our kids or babies. When making paneer paratha for them we will use very less spice ingredients.
We won't use any chilli or garam masala for them and will make the paratha more soft while roasting .
For kids and babies , we use only turmeric powder , salt and chopped Cilantro leafs.
Mix salt , turmeric powder and Cilantro leafs with grated paneer and make round shaped ball.
Take a small wheat flour dough ball and stuff the paneer mixture little more inside it. We will stuff more paneer into the paratha.
We make small size paneer paratha for kids
Using a roller pin , roll the paratha and roast it in a non stick pan . Apply little pure ghee on both side of the paratha.
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Don't overcook or crisp the paratha for kids. Just cook it perfect and keep soft. Remove and serve them with tomato ketchup.
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Today I am sharing the easy and simple paneer paratha recipe that you can make at home quite comfortably.
Paneer paratha banane ki recipe | Paneer paratha recipe
Paneer paratha is a healthy paratha recipe for breakfast and a popular recipe of Punjab. Spiced grated paneer is stuffed in a wheat flour dough and rolled and roast till crisp golden.
Prep time cooking time serving
10 min 5 min 2
Author :. Mobasir hassan
Ingredients
• 100 g paneer ( cottage cheese)
• 1/3 tablespoon garam masala
• 1/4 tablespoon turmeric powder (haldi )
• 1/4 tablespoon red chilli powder( cayenne)
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped green chili ( jalapeno)
• Pinch of chat masala
• Some fresh chopped Cilantro leaves
• Salt as per taste
For the dough
• 250 g whole wheat flour ( atta)
• Pinch of salt
• Water as required
• 2 tablespoon ghee for roasting
• 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil
How to make the recipe
Nutritional value
Author :. Mobasir hassan
Ingredients
• 100 g paneer ( cottage cheese)
• 1/3 tablespoon garam masala
• 1/4 tablespoon turmeric powder (haldi )
• 1/4 tablespoon red chilli powder( cayenne)
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped green chili ( jalapeno)
• Pinch of chat masala
• Some fresh chopped Cilantro leaves
• Salt as per taste
For the dough
• 250 g whole wheat flour ( atta)
• Pinch of salt
• Water as required
• 2 tablespoon ghee for roasting
• 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil
How to make the recipe
- Take the wheat flour in a mixing bowl and add salt. Pour water slowly and start to knead to make palpable dough.
- Grease it with oil and knead again. Cover and keep rested for 5 - 6 minutes to set.
- Grate the paneer finely without any lumps.
- Mix it with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, chopped green chili, chat masala, salt and chopped coriander leaves.
- Divide this mixture into equal size small balls for stuffing.
Making paneer paratha
- Divide the dough into equal size balls. Roll one ball with a roller pin to flatten about 3 inch diameter.
- Place the paneer filling ball at the centre of the rolled dough.
- Gather the edges of the dough and pinch to the centre and seal properly.
- Otherwise you can apply oil on your palm and flatten the dough ball and place the filling at its centre.
- Dust the stuffed dough ball with flour and roll to a diameter of around six inch.
- Heat a non stick pan or tawa in medium flame and place the rolled paratha over it.
- Roast the paratha on both sides using ghee or butter till crisp golden.
- Similarly repeat with the remaining dough balls and roast them.
- Serve them hot with pickle, curd or raita.
Paneer paratha recipe video
Nutritional value
(Serving size 1 Paratha)
- Calorie :- 320
- Fats : 17 g
- Protein : 11 g
- Carbohydrate : 32 g
You can serve plain curd (yogurt) with paneer paratha. Mix pickle or chilli pickle can also be served with it.
A hot paneer paratha taste yummy with green chutney ( Cilantro mint sauce) and tomato ketchup.
Chole or chana masala are good options as a side dish for paneer paratha.
Recipe notes
• It is good to grate the paneer for the recipe otherwise some lumps may present while crumbled it. And that may break down the paratha while rolling.
• While making the dough , it is important to keep the dough texture medium.
• You can roast the paratha without any ghee or oil .
• This paneer paratha can served as a Jain paneer paratha . As there is no use of onion and garlic in this recipe
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